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Audit and feedback as a cost-effective strategy.

R L Braham1, H S Ruchlin

  • 1New York University-Cornell Medical Center, New York City 10021.

Medical Group Management Journal
|August 7, 1990
PubMed
Summary

Rising medical care costs persist despite cost containment efforts. This study highlights a novel approach to healthcare cost management that proved successful in practice.

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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Health Economics

Background:

  • Medical care costs have escalated for over ten years, despite numerous cost containment strategies.
  • Policymakers and third-party payers express significant concern regarding the continuous rise in healthcare expenditures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify key factors contributing to the ineffectiveness of traditional cost containment methods.
  • To present a successful organizational approach to tackling healthcare cost concerns.

Main Methods:

  • The authors, Robert Braham, M.D., and Hirsch Ruchlin, Ph.D., detail their organization's specific strategy.
  • The approach focuses on a re-evaluation of how cost containment is implemented.

Main Results:

  • The described organizational approach successfully addressed and managed healthcare cost concerns.
  • The study implies that the methodology of cost containment is a critical determinant of success.

Conclusions:

  • The way healthcare cost containment is approached is a crucial factor in its success.
  • The authors' organization provides a model for effective healthcare cost management.

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